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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: CBN NIGERIA <pscharlesx9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <charleschukwuma@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 23:37:56 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION



FROM THE DESK OF:
PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO
THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Prof. Charles Soludo, the Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just it's seating in Abuja just released your name amongst contractors benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment CASH) or Bank check.

This Panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated contract claims contracts and over-invoiced payment as the effect has eaten deep into the economy of our dear country. However, we wish to bring to your notice that your contract profile is still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid Debt while auditing was going on.

Your contract file was forwarded to my office by the auditors as unclaimed, we wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time being, Federal Government of Nigeria have stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer due to our contractors due to numerous petitions to United Nations against Nigeria on wrong payment and diversion of contract funds to different account. So it is either Diplomatic Immunity Payment(CASH) or Bank check.


In this regards, we are going to send your contract part payment of $10M (Ten Million United States Dollars) USD to you.
All you need to do now is to send to me the following

1. Your full name.
2. Your full house address,
3. Your mobile telephone number and fax number compulsory.
4. Your identity such as, international passport or driver's license.
5. And indicate mode of payment(CASH) (Diplomatic Immunity Payment or Bank check.)

Please I need urgent reply because your fund is ready as soon as we hear from you, and do not fail to call for more explanations.

Best Regards.

Prof Charles Soludo
The Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

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